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Being ironically shallow is infinitely preferable to having any sort of publicly stated depth. I'm honest and try not to impress anyone... mostly because I don't have to try. Whoo hoo!

And my hair was dark auburn. It wasn't my color, you're right... but I managed to rock it nonetheless. It is now black and very modish. I have arrived at the apex of awesomeness with my hair... and there are so many people to thank.

I didnt mean to be bitchy. I just wanted to get your attention so you would respond to me. I use to and at some level still am as shallow as perhaps you are because I too want to look as best I can and have the best body. Unfortunately I have other priorities now and don't focus on meaningless things. Why do I consider your shallowness and mine dumb? Because now I know I need to eat better and more nutrititious and if it means putting on a belly and grow a size more, so be it. Why am I not shallow as much anymore? Because I realized that I looked fine without all that covering up and all my shallowness and not thinking I am good enough led me to my destruction. Clothes and hair are nice to have and take care of but I am more focused on taking care of my soul and learning to love myself for whom I am even if it is with a belly and out of style hair.

educating the world...think of it every minute of every day, for the most part.

However, at this moment in life, I am coordinating Hospitals in my area in a unified effort, to open thier doors on national HIV testing day, and offer free testing to the public.....where i live its all rural communities, and it takes a doc's order to get tested...so yeah, this is a big thing.....so far i have 2 counties that have signed up.when ya survive something everyone said you wouldnt....what do you think you think about the most?

I didnt mean to be bitchy. I just wanted to get your attention so you would respond to me. I use to and at some level still am as shallow as perhaps you are because I too want to look as best I can and have the best body. Unfortunately I have other priorities now and don't focus on meaningless things. Why do I consider your shallowness and mine dumb? Because now I know I need to eat better and more nutrititious and if it means putting on a belly and grow a size more, so be it. Why am I not shallow as much anymore? Because I realized that I looked fine without all that covering up and all my shallowness and not thinking I am good enough led me to my destruction. Clothes and hair are nice to have and take care of but I am more focused on taking care of my soul and learning to love myself for whom I am even if it is with a belly and out of style hair.

I think you missed the part where I said it was ironic superficiality.

It's how I do.

I don't respond well to anything I consider to be condescending... it gets my attention... but generally a simple "hello, how are you?" suffices.

I'm old, I admit it. I had to google Pete Doherty to see who he was. And now I get the reference to Kate Moss. I agree with Boo about the teeth - he is repulsive. He looks like a guy you could get crabs from.